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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes February 15, 2022 Page 4 1 property taxes) on the parcel, the land use implications for the City are separate from that 2 interest. 3 4 City Planner Grittman reviewed Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward the 5 application for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the City Council re-guiding the subject 6 property from High Density Residential to Medium Density Residential, rather than the Low 7 Density Residential requested by the applicant. This recommendation is made based on 8 findings that while the current zoning designation on the City’s Zoning Map and the land use 9 designation in the City’s 2040 Land Use Plan are not consistent, neither is consistent with the 10 actual intended use of the property as a Manufactured Home Park, the stated intent of the 11 owner/applicant and the current use as it is being developed. The proposed use will result in a 12 residential density of approximately 8 units per acre, within the 4-20 units per acre range for 13 Medium Density in the City’s 2040 Plan. The pursuit of a Medium Density designation would 14 require changes necessary to the 2040 Plan would be a part of the applicant’s land use 15 application escrow, rather than a direct City cost. 16 17 Alternatives for the Commission would be as follows: 1.18 Recommend denial of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. 2.19 Recommend approval of the Medium-Density designation as requested by the applicant. 3.20 Table action on the proposal, subject to additional information from Staff or the Applicant 21 as requested by the Commission. 22 23 Also provided for Commission review was a Location Map, Application and Supporting 24 Material. Also provided was a memorandum providing the prior discussion of potential 25 amendment of uses in the City’s Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts, and adds a table 26 -form list of proposed amended language for Planning Commission consideration. 27 28 Commissioner Hendrickson asked if this is the same developer that previously proposed a 29 high-density building on this site. Mr. Grittman stated it is the same owner but a different 30 development company. 31 32 Commissioner Kuykendall asked if the number of units on the site would be low-density and 33 Mr. Grittman stated they would be right at the threshold of low-density currently. It is 34 conceivable the owner would stop adding units to the property. Commissioner Kuykendall 35 asked with the current number of units on the site how far off the Comprehensive Plan would 36 it be. Mr. Grittman stated it would probably be 130 units short for that target area. 37 38 Commissioner Erickson stated it seems that the applicant’s major concern is having the 39 guidance changed to reduce their property value/property taxes. He noted he is a tax assessor. 40 He did some comparisons for other mobile home parks. If the assessor valued the property 41 the land value would be significantly higher than $12.50/square foot. The property is being 42 valued as a manufactured home park. By changing the guidance it should not do anything to 43 the property value or property taxes. Mr. Grittman stated the Applicant fears an increase to the 44 property value/property taxes. The concern is that when looking at highest and best use, the 45 tax assessor could increase the value based on the Comprehensive Plan guidance. 46 Commissioner Erickson stated it appears it is being valued as a mobile home park.